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neurosis

[noo-roh-sis, nyoo-] / nʊˈroʊ sɪs, nyʊ- /


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The now 50-year-old model explained on the podcast "Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud" that she felt a sense of insecurity during a photo shoot for The Face magazine at age 15.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2024

And our latest installment of Day Jobs features Steve Von Till, guitarist for the post-metal band Neurosis, who has a decidedly more subdued career—as an elementary school teacher.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2019

We’ve all got to find our own inner Jimmy Neurosis and just get out there.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2019

More recently, he has hymned a pre-presidential Barack Obama, and railed against Russian oligarchs on Neurosis of the Rich.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2018

Neurosis: Used loosely for psycho-neurosis or nervous disorder.

From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Jackson, Josephine A.




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